English Explanatory Dictionary

cathectic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a connection that is charged with emotional energy.

Pronunciation

/kəˈθɛktɪk/

Word forms

cathectic more cathectic most cathectic

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek καθεκτικός (kathektikós, “capable of retaining”)

Derived words

anticathectic countercathectic
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